Impact Leadership Conference

Sponsors

In the past, Impact has worked & collaborated with many distinguished sponsors, including the following. Our co-operation has allowed both the Impact Organization and our sponsorship companies, to grow and take advantage of opportunities that exist because of these partnerships.

Title Partner

BDC

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is a financial institution wholly owned by the government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial, investment and consulting services to Canadian small and medium-sized businesses. These services complement those of private sector financial institutions.

www.bdc.ca

BDC

Partner Sponsors

Industry Canada

Industry Canada's mandate includes three strategic objectives — a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace; an innovative economy; and competitive industry and sustainable communities. Industry Canada works with Canadians throughout the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, improve Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.

www.ic.gc.ca

Industry Canada

OCE

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is the pre-eminent research-to-commercialization vehicle in Ontario. OCE takes ideas to income. Created in response to Ontario’s most critical competitive challenges, OCE facilitates economic growth through support for industrially relevant R&D, the opening of new market opportunities and the commercialization of leading edge discovery. OCE builds strong industry and academic relationships. And, OCE stimulates knowledge transfer through the development of bright minds, moving their skills to the market.

www.oce-ontario.org

Ontario Centres of Excellence

The Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

The Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SME) champions the small business community and enables the development of SME firms along a continuum of growth to long-term economic prosperity, from the start-up entrepreneur to the innovative, growth-oriented company.

Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

www.sbe.gov.on.ca

Deloitte

Deloitte, one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through more than 6,100 people in 47 offices. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel.

www.deloitte.com Deloitte

Fasken Martineau

Fasken Martineau is a leading national business and litigation law firm in Canada. With over 580 lawyers in offices in many Canadian cities, New York, London and Johannesburg, we provide services to our clients in virtually all areas of the law, on a national and international basis.

www.fasken.com

Fasken Martineau

Platinum Sponsors

Infusion Development

Infusion Development

www.infusiondev.com

CBET

Center for Business Entrepreneurship and Technology

www.cbet.uwaterloo.ca

Gold Sponsors

RIM

Research in Motion

www.rim.com

Yahoo

Yahoo

www.yahoo.com

Silver Sponsors

James Perly

James Perly

www.jamesperly.com/

Michelin

Michelin

http://www.michelin.ca/

Sunlife Financial

Sunlife Financial

www.sunlife.com/